OT Luke Tenuta, son of former U.Va. asst. coach, commits to Hokies

Virginia Tech tapped into the University of Virginia bloodlines Friday to get its latest football commitment in the form of offensive tackle Luke Tenuta.

Tenuta, a 6-foot-8, 265-pound senior at Western Albemarle High in Crozet, confirmed his pledge to Tech via a post to his Twitter account (@luke_tenuta):

“...after a long and thoughtful process, I’m excited and proud to announce that I’m committed to Virginia Tech.”

Though he’s being recruited by some schools as a defensive end, he’s considered by many recruiting analysts one of the nation’s top 100 offensive tackles in the 2018 class, and will likely play offensive tackle at Tech.

In addition to a scholarship offer from Tech, he also has offers from Old Dominion, West Virginia, Central Florida, North Carolina, East Carolina, Colorado State, Cincinnati, James Madison and others.

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Luke Tenuta is the son of Jon Tenuta, who was U.Va.’s defensive coordinator from 2013-15 and who is now the defensive backs coach at Cincinnati. Jon Tenuta, who has also held defensive coordinator roles at Notre Dame, Georgia Tech, UNC, Ohio State, Southern Methodist, Kansas State and Marshall, played defensive back from 1978-81 at U.Va.

Joining three other offensive line commitments at Virginia Tech, Luke Tenuta is the 24th overall pledge for the Hokies’ ’18 recruiting class. Recruits can sign a letter of intent with a university either Dec. 20-22 or Feb. 7-April 1.

Wood can be reached by phone at 757-247-4642 or on Twitter at @normwood.